2009/2010 - Office of the Registrar - McMaster University

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E. Graduates of McMaster J. Deferral of Admission
CertificateIDiploma Programs
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 1 7
Students whose country of residence is Canada and who received
an offer of admission and accepted the offer prior to the
If You have Or Programs from
McM'aster, you may be granted advanced credit up to maxima
specified deadline may apply to defer their entry to'~c~aster for
.specified by Undergraduate Council upon successful comple- One year- Each case is evaluated''on its Own merits.
tion of the certificate,diploma
Faculties will take into
All requests for deferral of admission should be made in writing
, account the subject matter of both the certificate and degree proto
the Office Of the Registrar at McMaster by September 2009
grams. The credit will i-,ormally be
your elective
outlining the reasons for the request. Normally, decisions regardcourses.
For more information concerning the amount of ad- ing deferral requests are not made. until August Or
Vanced credit granted, please refer to ce,.-t;fiCate and ~ i after ~ the receipt l of all ~ final grades ~ and ~ required official documents.
Programs section of this calendar.
If a deferral is granted, it is conditional upon the student not
attending.a secondary or 'post-secondary institution during the
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F. Post-Degree Students deferral period. Students will be required to re-apply through the
you are a graduate or a person with professional OUAC On the 105 application form to reactivate their application
qualifications who wishes to take one or mdre graduate courses by "0 kter than hkrch 1st or the specific deadline date for the ,
but not proceed to an advanced degree, you may apply to McMaster Program, whichever is earlier- -
as a post-degree student. To enrol as a post-degree student, ,
you must apply to the appropriate departments and have your 4. TRANSFER CREDITS
admission and registration approved by the School of Graduate
Studies for each session in which you wish to take courses. You
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Am General Policy on the Transfer
will register and pay fees as a graduate student.
Acceptance as a post-degree student carries no implications of University Course Credits
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with respect to admission to advanced degrees, and even if such To facilitate program completion by undergraduate students seekadmission
is granted subsequently, credit toward the advanced ing to transfer course credit from an accredited university to McMaster,
degree will not normally be granted for the work previously taken. the University has implemented the following principles:
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1. Acceptance of transfer credits from accredited universities shall
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G. Listeners
be based on the recognition that, while learning experiences may
If You are still uncertain &out degree courses, You may register differ-in a variety of ways, their substance may be essentially
as a listener' in a degree course at a ~duced rate, but not for equivalent in terms of their content and rigour. Insofar as possible,
redi it- You attend all classes, but do not complete any of the acceptance of transfer credit shall allow for the maximum recogessays,
tests and other formal requirements. YOU do not receive nition of previous learning experience in university-level courses;
a grade for courses that you attend- &m-~ students have eased 2. Subject to degree, grade and program requirements, any course
their way into degree'study with this option, subsequently apply- offered for credit by an accredited unibersity shall be accepted for
ing for admission and enrolling in further courses for credit. credit by McMaster when there is an essential equivalency in
Please hote not all courses are available to Listeners. . course content. However, no course for which a grade of less
For more informatiot, please contact the Office of the Registrar. than C- (60%) has been achieved will be consid&red.
written ~ermission to attend must be obtained from the instruc- 3. Evaluation of all possible transfer credits available at the time
tor delivering the course. An I.D. card cannot be issued until per- s
of ad'mission must be completed within one year of the date of
mission has been obtained. I ,
, admission to the University. ' . ,
H-. ~nrichment Program for .
B. From Colleges of Applied
Secondary School Students Arts and Technology , .
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orm mall^, if you are a well-qualified graduate of a three-year
e n r o n i v e r M program ~ and the college work is appropriate to your chosen uni-
'Ourses in your year of you'may for the Enrichment , versity program, you could receive up to 30 units of traisfer credit.
Program. For more information contact the Office of the Registrar.
you have completed a program and periormed well,
I. Former McMastbr Degree Students ' : P YOU COUI~ receive at least six units.
Credit beyond this may begiven on an individual basis'where
(Returning Students)
the college and university- programs are in similar areas; and '
Readmission
where your academic record warrants special consideration.
If you are a former McMaster student who volu~tarily withdrew
'lease note that for programs a dip1oma must be 'Omfrom
an undergraduate progr;im more than five years ago and pleted to be to credit.
you wish to return to your studies, you must apply for Readmis-
In the granting of credit, aqention will be given
sion through the Office of the Registrar. Students from the School
your performdnce in the college program;
of Nursing must apply for- Readmission regardless of time *. the the program;
, elapsed following voluntary withdrawal. 3. the program taken at the college and the program to whichient,y
If you were registered (have a record of course registrations) ' is
within the last five years and you left the in good aca- 4. Your ~ec0nda.b' school ~ ~~ord-
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demic standing, it is not necessary for you to apply for Readmis- Each case will be considered individually on its own merits for
sion. Normaliy, you will be permitted to register in your drevious the Program desired. .
program or another program for which you quarify.
C. Advanced Credit
Reinstatement
Subject to the discretion of the Faculty, advanced credit may be
See the General Academic Regulations section in this Calendar. granted if you have completed the international Baccalaureate
Second McMaster Degree
(I.B.) Diploma, the Advanced Placement (A.P.) Program or the
See Uqiversity Graduates Applying for a Second Bachelor's General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) and you have, met the
Degree in this section of the Calendar.
minimum requirements prescribed.'Advanced credit may shorten
Continuing Studies
your degree program at McMaster.
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'See' Continuing students in this section of the'calendar. \
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